Gabriel Jesus raising Arsenal's standards - Mikel Arteta

Mikel Arteta hailed Gabriel Jesus' standard-lifting performance after the striker opened his Arsenal account with a brace in their 4-2 victory over Leicester.

The summer signing from Manchester City brought the Emirates faithful to their feet in the Gunners’ first home fixture of the season with a stunning curled effort, following it up with a nodded goal to double their advantage before the break.

Jesus, however, later confessed to his manager that he was not as elated with his performance as the Gunners fans who flooded social media with praise after their side picked up another three points.

"We know what Gaby can do," said Arteta. "He scored two assists too and he’s feeling disappointed in that dressing room because he said he could have scored four.

"That’s the standard, that’s the mentality you want. To go to a different level, you need that mentality.

"I wouldn’t like to play against him. I’ve never been a defender but I can imagine that they don’t enjoy it. He’s so mobile, so intuitive and he’s always sharp and pro-active to play in any moment at any phase of the game, and he’s a real threat."

The Brazilian’s brace ultimately accounted for all the goals in the first half of a contest that saw Leicester claim the earliest chance when Wesley Fofana drove into the area from the left and directed a slow, rolling effort at the awaiting Aaron Ramsdale.

They clawed one back after the restart but through little effort of their own as a William Saliba own goal drew the Foxes within one.

But the back-and-forth second half saw Granit Xhaka restore the Gunners’ advantage within two minutes before Gabriel Martinelli took even less time to answer a James Maddison strike.

Arteta is convinced the Jesus effect has started to rub off on